Mounting for maps and the like



Feb. 13, 1940. 1.. E. VOGT 2,190,438

MOUNTING FOR MAPS AND THE LIKE Filed Nov. 10, 1936 I INVENTOR. Luow/a[M/L V067 v 4 2,190,438 MOUNTING FOR MAPS AND THE. LIKE Ludwig EmilVogt,Freiburg in Breisgau aden,

Germany, assignor to Kenneth Lydecker, New

ESTATES. PATENT; orr cg York, N. Y.

I Application November 10, 1936, Serial No. 110,070

. t In Germany November 25, 1935 2 Claims.

Theinvention relates to the mounting of maps such as geographicalandmunicipal maps, also of charts, picture books and similar pictorialrepre sentations'as well as musical works.

'It has for an object the provision of a novel mounting for matter asaforesaid whereby, when the sheet upon which the matteris displayed isfolded according to the novel arrangement, the

same will be presented in' book form of small and convenient size, andwill allow in its use the opening of the book to present a large surveysimilar to that of an unfolded map, etc.

f In carrying. out the invention, the map or like chart to be mounted iscutinto any desired number of longitudinal strips (viewed from the upperto the lower edge of the map and of the desired width). Theselongitudinal strips are subdivided into various sections by transversefolding thereof to secure the desired reduction in the longitudinaldimension. Thestrips thus prepared are mounted upon rocking supportsconstituting a portion of or attached to leaves constituting a book,which leaves are in effect of a width of substantially half of the widthof a strip and maybe mounted between suitable covers. By this expedient,a single map strip may be displaced laterally to either side of the,

middle of the book or may be arranged even for further displacementlaterally as byf hinging the end strips to the respective covers, thevarious leaves being held normally in the usual manner between thecovers. The folding of the longitudinal strips, moreover, enables adesired section of the strip to be brought into view for juxtapositionto a corresponding section of, the adjacent strip or strips; Thus, bythe corresponding elongation and longitudinal folding of the adjacentlydisposed strips, which are displaced either vto the right or to theleft, a substantially complete map picture maybe spread out or placedtogether substantially in its'original or undivided.

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To afford a predetermined size of the completed book without eliminatingparts of the original copy, compensating sections may be added at oneend or at both ends of a strip; and, if desired, such portionsmaybeutilized, for ex ample, for advertising or descriptive matter,

and/or instructions as to the useof thebook.

' The nature of the invention, however, will best be understood whendescribed in connection with i exposed to View as two adjacentlypositioned strips embodying a plurality of sections.

Fig. 2 is a perspe'ctiveview illustrating the manner of manipulatingstripsboth to fold the same and to displace them laterally. 5

Fig. 3 illustrates in perspective the material exposed to view as fouradjacently positioned strips.

Referring to the drawing, the invention is illustrated as comprising aholder member or back constituted as covers [0 and II opening as 'a bookand within which are bound or hinged a plurality of leaves, for examplefour leaves l2, l3, l4, and IS, the covers in the case of the end leavesl2 and i5 preferably constituting "a portion of such leaf. Each leafcarries a strip folded transversely into a plurality of sections. Thus,the end leaf I2 supports a strip Hi; the two intermediate leaves l3 andI4, respective strips [1 and I8; and the other leaf 15, a strip l9-.-allstripsbeing folded transversely into sections substantially the height.of the covers, as indicated clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawing. A strip ismount ed upon its leaf substantially along its median line,' this beingconveniently accomplished by constructing a leaf (equal to the width ofa-strip) i of twice the required height and scoring the leaf mid-way andthen bending the same over at right angles along the scored line toafford a hinge or rocking edge, one half of the end sections of eachstrip, for example the'sections 20' and M of strip I1, being thensecured to the upper surface of the bent-over portion as by means of asuitable adhesive. The width of a leaf-is thus substantially one-halfthe width of the supported strip which rocks thereon as about its upperedge. This will also permit an attached strip to rock about the junctionof the bent-over portion and the leaf as an axis, in addition'to' itsangular movementjas an integral partof the leaf itselfnBy manipulatingthe strips transversely, any desired 40 section thereof may bebroughtinto view.

In order to provide for the bringing of more than' two strips intoposition adjacently with their leaf l3; and as indicated is made up'ofthe cover portion 10 which is the equivalent of two leaf Widths andtheadditional portion lza, which is a I continuation thereof. In the caseof still further strips, the height thereof would be equivalent to fiveleaf widths, etc.

By this expedient, more than two strips may be folded vinto a commonplane for simultaneous viewing with their respective sectionsregistering properly, this being accomplished by displacing therespective-leaves laterally into .the plane of the covers 19 and II.Thus, any desired portion of the mounted map may be brought rapidly andconveniently into view. A map or the like may thus be prepared in easilyhandled size and the usual annoyance of unfolding and refolding of arelatively large sheet is obviated. v

I claim: i

1. A mounting for displaying matter of the nature set forth, comprisinga holder having a plurality of hinged supporting leaves, and a pinralityof strips folded transversely into a plu'-: rality of sections, the andsections of each folded f strip being mounted upon its leaf support torock thereon substantially about the median line of said strip, andadjoining leaves difiering in their height by an integer of a leaf'widthwhereby more than two strips may be. moved intoa mon plane forsimultaneous viewing.

2. A mounting for displaying matter of the nature set forth, comprisinga holder having a plurality of hinged supporting leaves, and a plural-'ity of strips folded transversely into a plurality of sections, theendsections of each folded strip being mounted upon its leaf support torock thereon substantially about the median line of said strip, the endleaves being of a width three times that of the intermediate leaves.

LUDVVIG EMIL v'ocr'r.

